close ups...not Macros but best I could do!
Critters Big and Small Volume #4
and the bee solo!
Just a pretty BF shot for th rest of us!
Nice shots all!! Nanny that last shot is great!... and I think that's the big yellow one Ive been seeing but not getting shots of.
Edited to get the right name with the right post....lol
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Beautiful, nanny, just beautiful!
Hack
AGreed!! Gorgeous. I love the females with that blue.
I think this is a Hover Fly like the one you posted earlier on the thread Hack.
ok this is little too close than I prefer but here's a Yellow Jacket up close.
The Yellow Jacket's don't let anyone else on the feeder unless your sneaky.
Quote from Burd_Fotos :
I think this is a Hover Fly like the one you posted earlier on the thread Hack.
Yep, that's a Hover Fly. Great shot.
Hack
Great capture of the Yellow-jacket at the feeder, Burd.
Hack
This is the first pic of a Three-spotted skipper. suunto ID'd it for me.
Hack
Long-legged Flies are tiny, but beautiful.
Hack
Today, I was :"hunting" birds with my 40D and 400mm lens when this Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly caught my eye.
So, I grabbed my other 40D with its 100 mm macro lens and took this pic.
Hack
Wow Hack good shot of the Silver=spotted Skipper.
Can you help me out with this caterpillar? I think it's a moth caterpillar.
Here's a Grass Hopper.
Another one.
Nice shots Hack! And thanks for Id of my first shot.
Nice shots Burn! That 2nd shot is great!
Silver-spotted Skipper
Small Monarch Butterfly
Large Monarch Butterfly
Not sure of this one but he sure was pretty.
Painted Turtle in his favorite spot.
Quote from burn_2007 :
Wow Hack good shot of the Silver=spotted Skipper.
Can you help me out with this caterpillar? I think it's a moth caterpillar.
Hi burn. Yes, it is a moth larva. It will develop into a Geometer Moth. What you have is commonly called an "inchworm', hence the name.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/414398/bgimage
To learn more of your inchworm/moth, check out the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometer_moth
Hack
Quote from Burd_Fotos :
Not sure of this one but he sure was pretty.
I don't recognize this one, but its markings are so distinct, someone should be able ID it. I'm curious as to what it is. I'm still looking around my references for it. As you said, it is pretty.
Hack
Hack, your small monarch is a Viceroy. See the more horizontal stripe across the hind wing?
And Burd you've got a Red-spotted Purple. Love those.
My Mom was pet sitting for us this past weekend. When we returned, we found a new addition the family.
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My Mom was pet sitting for us this past weekend. When we returned, we found a new addition the family.
Awww its hiding because its shy, but it looks so happy, I can't find that one in my field guide, I,m thinking maybe a possible escapee. lol
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Oh...another one of the little duckies!!
Yes, Burd, I'm pretty sure it's a domestic. ;-)
Nanny, it's really not eating as many mosquitoes and bugs as my last duck!
Well...may have to go if it can't pitch in a little bug control! lol
It's probably to beat to eat, after a long walk to the pond. He just need to rest for a bit. So happy he found your place.
Anyone interested in starting a new thread?
Quote from Mrs_Ed :
Hack, your small monarch is a Viceroy. See the more horizontal stripe across the hind wing?
And Burd you've got a Red-spotted Purple. Love those.
Hey, mama, that pretty viceroy is Burd's, not mine. :-)
And thanks for ID'ing that Red-spotted Purple for us.
Hack
This message was edited Jul 13, 2010 10:02 PM
Let's start a new thread, this one has grown rather long.
Here's the new one: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1115449/
Hack